Does America want Moms to stay at home?
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Does America want Moms to stay at home?
| Mon, 12-12-2005 - 11:28am |
It was actually dh that suggested that America (gov't I suppose) wants Moms to stay at home. From what I have learned from these boards daycare is hideously expensive and maternity leave is very short. Many have said they couldn't afford to work because of daycare costs. Compare this to Canada where we have $7 a day daycare and Quebec is increasing maternity leave to 2 years at 55% pay or 1 year at 75% pay in January. With the $7 a day daycare Moms can easily afford to work, and with the paid maternity leave Moms can easily afford to stay home. It seems that in the states you're 'forced' into situations because it's your only option. Can't afford daycare? Stay at home. Maternity leave too short or have to work to support the family? Go back to work. Would any of you prefer if it would be easier financially to make either decision like it seems to be in Canada or are you fine with how it is?






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I figured you did ;)
Stupid typos.
Edited 12/15/2005 1:43 pm ET by charlesmama1
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Au contraire. The neocons who rule today do not answer to those who might benefit from the minimum wage. Exploitation is exploitation.
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Why the heck not? Way cheaper than one week of the Iraq war.
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There had better be something we can do. Otherwise who will be the workforce of tomorrow? The federal gov't has been on a massive retreat from progressive social policy for over a generation. It's easier to wash one's hands than to use some imagination.
Whatever the costs of health care reform, they will be as nothing compared to the cost of the current system, where 30 to 40% goes to administrative overhead. Lawsuits are a straw man.
<> Tell that to all the Katrina victims still displaced after 3.5 months. Around here, there's not nearly enough housing for market renters let alone Section 8. Mortgages are for people who qualify, regardless of the terms.
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